The Newton-to-Quantum Mechanics Tension Between Determinism and Indeterminism
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Proper brainy people thinking about that deep stuff.
Im still trying to work out: (20+25)2 = and x + 5 = 12, so I am very thankful that brainy people know their stuff.
This small pdf sparked my enthusiastic search for answers a while back.
Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with an 8-bit Home Computer, an Abacus, and a Dog
https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1237.pdf
incredible piece of work and well worth the read over a cup of coffee